The latest addition to the Bru House is the Bru Thru at the opposite side of the shopping center, which opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays. “People are excited about it,” Bru House owner Lynn Barton says. “And it’s been so useful.”

It wasn’t only New Brighton’s need for a small coffee shop that led Lynn Barton to open the Bru House in 1996. It was also her passion for coffee itself.